mordinho
How did the name America catch on?
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How did the name America catch on?
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amorze
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America is credited to Martin Waldseem
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mahir
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He named it so after explorer Amerigo Vespucci
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farcha
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It is named after Amerigo Vespucci, a fraud/falsifier, who, by publishing a sensational but false travel account, convinced German mapmakers that he actually beat Columbus to the New World.
The fraud was discovered, but the name America had already caught on and was accepted throughout Europe.
The fraud was discovered, but the name America had already caught on and was accepted throughout Europe.
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JerryG12344
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It is call after Americas Vespucci.
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juniorp88
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I think The United States of Vespucci has a nice ring to it.
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lehmann520
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So does the catholic church
Dawn
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kim32905
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Was it really necessary for him to find it even fraudulently and what for god why
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Explorer72
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America was not named after Amerigo Vespucci. Another bit of misinformation that still hasn't been corrected in schools.
The name came from the term L'Merica: literally translated as "the Land to the West." I.e. west of EUROPE.
The name came from the term L'Merica: literally translated as "the Land to the West." I.e. west of EUROPE.